With 9,724 people, Fairmount is a city in New York. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $184,000, having more than doubled since 2000. There are 2,890 people per square mile. The average commute runs 19 minutes. 8% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,225, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairmount
What changed most since 1990
Population12,266 → 9,724(−21%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.0% → 87.7%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate2.6% → 8.2%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Fairmount's population equals 2.1% of Onondaga County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.6%(123)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(89)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.3%(59)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.6%(56)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 481 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fairmount, decade by decade
Fairmount population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,266
$89,213
$196,086
21.8%
5.0
2000
10,795
$88,039
$151,380
24.9%
12.0
2010
10,224
$78,330
$166,155
32.8%
19.0
2020
10,248
$83,866
$165,807
33.8%
31.8
2024
9,724
$84,225
$184,000
41.4%
28.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
